The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-02
NATIONAL UNION LEAGUE.
An Effort To Be Made to Republicanize the
Mountainous Regions Of the South.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The National Coun.
ell of the National Union League met this morn.
ing at the Ebbitt House. The following officers
were elected:
President, Gen. Charles H. Grosvenor, Of
Ohio; vice presidents. VIM. E. Chandler, of New
Hampshire; c. A. Boutelle. Maine; James S.
Negley. Pennsylvania; Nathan Golf, West vir.
ginia; J. T. O'Hara. North Carolina; L. O.
Houck, Tennessee; B. K Bruce. Mississippi;
Thomas r. Rich, Maryland; Lewis Mckenzie
Virginia. J. s. Robertson. Ohio; corresponding
secretary, John E. Bryant, Georgia; assistant
corresponding secretary, Thomas G. Baker. New
York; treasurer, A. NJ. Clapp, District Of Co.
lumbia; chaplain. ]. j. Cooper, Pennsylvania;
marshal. H. H. Bayne, Maryland; sergeantat-
arms. s. I. Demar, Pennsylvania.
At the evening session the following preamble
and resolutions were unanimously adopted:
The National Council of the National Union League.
believing that this organization ay still render i'm
portant service to the country, well to the Re,
publican panty, will continue to labor to that end It
we'll known fact that the Union League rendered
important service to the country during the Rebel
lion and the period of reconstruction. new danger
calls for our continued efforts. The Democratic party
has secured control of the House of Representative
and the presidency by fraud and violence aad seeks
the control of the Senate by similar By fraud
| and violence the South was made solidy Democratic
and is held solid How to government of IT,
people and by the people giving to each qualified
voter the privilege of casting inst ballot each
election and having the result of the election honestly
announced is the great question p American politics
To secure such a government it is necessary that
the Republican p lear party shall control both
accomplish that object it is important if not
necessary to increase the Republican strength in the
Southern States. How strengthen the Republican
party at the South is, therefore, question of the
| first Importance In the consideration of this ques.
ton it is important to have in mind the fact that no
| Rap lica has pnn pt1rD cd Of, ba
Fifteth Congress from district in which the Repub-
lican voters mainly coored except in Virginia.
sufficient to secure something like fair
election. In word the general statement
gnt be EN- made that TT. the Democrats of the
pressed the colored when necessary give them
power and that the only districts held by the Repub
| licans are those in which the white Republican
strength is sufficient to secure something like fair
election. 1t follows therefore that the only reasona
BILE hope that the Republicans have of breaking the
| section where we now have considerable white Repub
lican strength and where there is reasonable hopa
| from the white voters. Stretching from Pennsylva
mia and Ohio nearly to the Gulf of Mexico is mount
anous section where the inhabitants WERE for the
| most part non-slaveholders. The people
| farmers, not planters. During the majority OF
the people loyal to the Union. This section
braces West Virginia ana portions of Maryland Ken
| lucky, Virginia North Carolina, Tennessee Georgia
| and Alabama In this section the Republican party
now has considerable strength; indeed, all the Repub
!
| gress. except the members from Missouri are fron,
some portion of this section. Here the Republican
| party made it's only gains in the South at the last
election, and here. with proper effort the solid South
| may oe broken. The National Union League Is ne
culery fitted to lead in the necessary preparatory
| Work; therefore.
Resolved That the League will labor to break tina
| solid South on the line above Indicated
| Resolved That the president appoint committee
of fifteen of which he shall be chairman who shall
have full authority carry into effect the policy Of
| the League.
Under this resolution the president appointed
the following-named gentlemen as such COM
mittee: c. H. Grosvenor ex oficio. Ohio; W. H.
Chandler New Hampshire Jas. s. Negiey
| Pennsylvania; Nathan Goff, West Virginia; J.
| E. O'Hara North Carolina; S. M. Clapp. Dis
trict of Columbia; J. E. Byrant, Georgia; Green
B. Raum, Illinois; L. c. Houck. Tennessee; O.
A. Boutele, Maine; j. r. Lynch, Mississippi j.
d. Brady. Virginia FL. Pettibone, TennesseeI
i. W. Fox District of Columbia, and j. Il.
| Rice MARYLAND